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Farooq Haider is ‘PM’ of Pakistani Kashmir

October 22nd, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Oct 22 (IANS) Farooq Haider of the Muslim Conference is the new "prime minister" of Pakistani Kashmir by virtue of his election Thursday as leader of the house in the legislative ...

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PoK Prime Minister resigns, saying he wants to establish democratic tradition

October 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Oct.15 (ANI): Keen to discourage horse-trading in the assembly and to promote a democratic tradition in the region, Pakistan occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Prime Minister Sardar Yaqoob Khan has resigned from his ...

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Court asks CBI not to leak Shopian probe details

September 30th, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Sep 30 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to share details of its probe into the rape and murder of two ...

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‘Left out’ Kashmiri leadership pans Pak govt. for Gilgit-Baltistan reforms

‘Left out’ Kashmiri leadership pans Pak govt. for Gilgit-Baltistan reforms

September 5th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Sep.5 (ANI): The Pakistan government's new administrative reforms for the Northern Areas, Gilgit-Baltistan, have not gone down well within the political leadership of the region. The reforms, which allow autonomy to ...

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Court clears decks for CBI probe into Shopian rape-murder (Lead)

August 28th, 2009 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Aug 28 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Friday cleared the decks for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the Shopian rape and murder of two women that ...

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Held Kashmir PM Yaqoob Khan manages to hold ‘disgruntled’ allies together

August 26th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Aug.26 (ANI): With the ten-point charter of demands forwarded by the Jammu Kashmir Muslim League being accepted by the Pakistan held Kashmir government, Prime Minister Sardar Yaqoob Khan seems to have ...

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High court defers Shopian murder case hearing

August 19th, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Wednesday deferred the hearing of the Shopian rape and murder case for a week following objections by the bar association to the ...

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Kashmir dispute to be resolved within next two years: POK PM

August 13th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Aug. 13 (ANI): Pakistan occupied Kashmir's (POK) Prime Minister Sardar Yaqoob Khan has said India is not in a position to prolong the Kashmir dispute, and that the issue would be ...

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Daily dose of baking soda can save kidney

July 18th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS -
London, July 18 (IANS) A daily dose baking soda or sodium bicarbonate, used in baking, cleaning, acid indigestion, sunburn and more slows the decline of kidney function in some patients with advanced ...

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Baking soda can slow chronic kidney disease progression

July 17th, 2009 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 17 (ANI): Apart from baking, cleaning, acid indigestion and sunburn, baking soda or sodium bicarbonate has a newfound use-it slows the decline of kidney function in some patients with advanced ...

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48-day-long strike ends in Shopian

July 16th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, July 16 (IANS) Life in Shopian town in south Kashmir, where two women were found raped and murdered May 30, returned to normal after the 48-day-old agitation was called off Thursday ...

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Shopian murder: Four accused Kashmir cops arrested after court order (Lead)

July 15th, 2009 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, July 15 (IANS) Four suspended cops were arrested Wednesday evening after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court so ordered and asked police to profile their DNA for their alleged involvement in ...

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Shopian murder: Kashmir court orders DNA test of accused cops

July 15th, 2009 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, July 15 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Wednesday ordered the arrest of four suspended cops and asked police to profile their DNA for their alleged involvement in the "heinous ...

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J and K HC orders exhumation of Shopian rape victims bodies

July 4th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar July 4 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed state police to exhume the bodies of the victims of rape and murder in Shopian for fresh post mortem. The ...

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Senior police official to supervise Shopian probe team

July 4th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered that an inspector general of police will henceforth supervise the Special Investigating Team (SIT) probing the rape and murder of ...

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Nawaz holds Musharraf responsible for current Pak crisis

Nawaz holds Musharraf responsible for current Pak crisis

March 28th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI -
Mardan (Pakistan), Mar. 28 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif has held former President Pervez Musharraf responsible for the current crisis being faced by the nation. He squarely blamed Musharraf for ...

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Zardari promises diplomatic support to Kashmir cause

January 25th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Jan. 25 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has told Prime Minister of Pakistan-administered occupied Kashmir Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan that Islamabad is committed to extending its political, moral and ...

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Harry apologises to Pakistani officer for controversial remark

January 13th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Jan 13 (IANS) Prince Harry has apologised directly to a Pakistani army officer whom he called a "Paki" in a home video, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Harry, whose 2006 video has ...

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Prince Harrys Paki jibe profoundly condemned by Pakistani officers father

January 12th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI -
London, January 12 (ANI): Prince Harry, who came under fire after a home video containing his racist remarks against fellow comrades emerged, has been profoundly condemned by the father of the ...

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Pakistan shells Indian positions along LoC, violates ceasefire

October 28th, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 28 (ANI): Pakistani troops on Tuesday shelled Indian posts, thus violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch District. According to reports, Pakistani ...

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UK fund to prevent Muslim radicalization turns into a gravy train

October 25th, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI -
London , Oct 26 (ANI): Critics believe that the Preventing Violent Extremism Fund, which was started last year by former Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to prevent teenagers turning to dangerous forms ...

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India, Pak agree to joint border patrolling, sharing info on practice firing

October 17th, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore , Oct 17 (ANI): At the bi-annual meeting between India s Border Security Force (BSF) Pakistani Rangers officials here last evening, the two countries decided to conduct joint patrols along ...

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One killed, 50 injured in curfew-bound Kashmir (Intro Roundup)

August 24th, 2008 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, August 24 (IANS) One person was killed and nearly 50 were injured as mobs defied curfew and fought pitched battles with security forces in parts of a tense Kashmir Valley Sunday.Curfew ...

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Man killed, son critical in Kashmir firing

August 24th, 2008 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Aug 24 (IANS) One man was killed and his son critically wounded in the firing allegedly by security force in this summer capital Sunday evening.Sources told IANS Gulam Qadir Hakim ...

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Three killed in Delhi road accidents

June 22nd, 2008 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) A lawyer was killed when a Blueline bus hit his scooter while two people were run over by a speeding truck here Sunday, the police said. Lawyer ...

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Gloomy trends disappoint tourism industry in Kashmir valley

April 16th, 2008 - 9:27 pm ICT by admin -
Srinagar, April 16 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir tourism and hospitality sectors are facing a dull season due to decline in the number of tourists this year as compared to the ...

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